Iowa Invades This Week’s FOX Four

For the first time this season, undefeated Iowa has a spot in this week’s FOX Four, coming in at No. 4 after beating Nebraska on the road, 28-20. Oklahoma moves up one spot to No. 3 after a huge 58-23 win over Oklahoma State in Bedlam, and Clemson and Alabama hold tight at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, heading into their conference championship games.

Michigan State sits just outside the FOX Four at No. 5, setting up a huge Big Ten Championship Game against the Hawkeyes this Saturday on the FOX broadcast network. The matchup serves as a de facto play-in game for a spot in the College Football Playoff, as the Hawkeyes and Spartans are ranked fourth and fifth in the playoff committee’s latest poll as well. Coverage begins Saturday, Dec. 5, at 7:00 PM ET live from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

The FOX Four panel functions as FOX Sports’ version of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, which releases its next set of rankings on Tuesday evening. Each member submits an individual top 10, and those rankings are compiled into an average score and published every Sunday evening, through the end of the regular season, at FOXSports.com.

This week, the committee was comprised of Colin Cowherd, host of THE HERD weekdays on FS1; senior college football reporter and FOXSports.com columnist Bruce Feldman; studio analyst and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart, college football insider and FOXSports.com senior college sports columnist Stewart Mandel; lead game analyst Joel Klatt; veteran play-by-play announcer Tim Brando; sideline reporter Molly McGrath; game analyst and record-setting quarterback at Notre Dame Brady Quinn; game and studio analyst and former USC captain Petros Papadakis; studio host Rob Stone; veteran analyst and former collegiate national champion Spencer Tillman; Outkick The Coverage editor Clay Travis; and studio analyst and former NFL and NCAA head coach Dave Wannstedt.

Click HERE for this week’s complete poll and for more details.